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Police and firefighters stand near a collapsed house in the city center of Goerlitz, Germany, Monday, May 18, 2026. (Paul Glaser/dpa via AP)

Rescuers search for 3 missing after German building collapse possibly caused by gas explosion

2:38 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Rescue teams in Germany are searching for three people missing after a building collapsed in the eastern city of Görlitz near the Polish border

FILE - The skyline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026, with the Burj Khalifa at center. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)

The UAE's image as a Middle Eastern haven is tested by the Iran war

1:02 AM on Tuesday, May 19

The United Arab Emirates for decades advertised itself as a haven for business in the Middle East

Bill Savitt, an attorney for OpenAI, speaks to the media after a jury ruled in the company's favor in a a federal trial in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed

11:07 PM on Monday, May 18

Elon Musk lost his case against OpenAI and its top executives in a high-stakes trial that pitted billionaire against billionaires

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz

11:01 PM on Monday, May 18

President Donald Trump considers himself an effective dealmaker but appears to have hit a wall with Iran

FILE - President Donald Trump greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, at the White House, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year

9:29 PM on Monday, May 18

The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States, citing discrimination against Afrikaners

File - Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks to the 2025 Supreme Court Fellows Program, Feb. 13, 2025, at the Library of Congress in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision

9:02 PM on Monday, May 18

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Monday that the Supreme Court risks being seen as political in the wake of a major voting rights decision

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., right, hugs a supporter during an election night watch party Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy has no regrets over Trump impeachment vote, even as it cost him his seat

8:11 PM on Monday, May 18

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana says he has no regrets about his “momentous” vote to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment charges five years ago

FILE - Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman shows the jury in the O.J. Simpson double murder trial evidence during testimony Friday, March 10, 1995, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, Pool, File)

Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died

5:58 PM on Monday, May 18

Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died

People stand behind police tape at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Police: Two suspects kill 3 people at a San Diego mosque before killing themselves

4:16 PM on Monday, May 18

Authorities say two teenage suspects opened fire at an Islamic center in San Diego, killing three men before killing themselves

President Donald Trump listens during an event about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

What to know about Trump’s nearly $1.8B fund to compensate allies claiming political targeting

3:01 PM on Monday, May 18

The Justice Department has announced a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for Trump allies who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Biden administration

Two men embrace at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves

2:29 PM on Monday, May 18

Police say a shooting at a San Diego mosque has killed three men and both shooters are dead

President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies

2:14 PM on Monday, May 18

President Donald Trump says he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war

A miner launches a firecracker at police during an anti-government protest in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia protesters allied with ex-leader Morales clash with police as unrest widens

1:59 PM on Monday, May 18

Followers of Bolivia’s ex-President Evo Morales have joined a massive protest movement against President Rodrigo Paz

The Asian Katra cargo ship, top left, arrives in Havana Bay in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A humanitarian aid ship from Mexico docks in Havana as US-Cuba tensions escalate

12:17 PM on Monday, May 18

A ship carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico and Uruguay has arrived in Havana to help ease Cuba’s spiraling crises

Tracks are empty at Mineola train station as Long Island Rail Road workers enter the third day of their strike, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Mineola, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Negotiators reach a deal to end strike on North America’s busiest commuter rail system

9:21 AM on Monday, May 18

Negotiators have reached a deal to end a strike that has brought North America’s largest commuter rail system to a standstill

President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Justice Department announces nearly $1.8B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit

8:12 AM on Monday, May 18

The Trump administration has announced the creation a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted

A woman wearing a protective mask stands in the corridor of a hospital in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/ Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne)

Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120

3:44 AM on Monday, May 18

Congo will open three treatment centers for the Ebola virus in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak that has killed nearly 120 people

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Rescuers conduct search and rescue at a collapsed building following a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit in Liuzhou, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, May 18, 2026. (Li Hanchi/Xinhua via AP)

A strong quake in south China kills 2 and triggers evacuation of 7,000

2:10 AM on Monday, May 18

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake has struck south China's Guangxi region, killing two people and toppling buildings

Democratic South Carolina House Rep. Hamilton Grant speaks out against drawing new congressional maps on Monday, May 18, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of US House seats

12:59 AM on Monday, May 18

The South Carolina House is debating legislation that could redraw congressional districts to help Republicans possibly win an additional seat in the November elections

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